Social Science
Origin Stories: Anthropologist Deborah Thomas (Video)
Deborah A. Thomas, R. Jean Brownlee Professor of Anthropology, discusses her journey from professional dancer to academic, embracing her many roles as an author, activist, educator, and artist.
Online Content: Fall/Winter 2018
A small sampling of recent highlights.
Invisible Partners: Recovering Relationships in Early Anthropological Research
Margaret Bruchac, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, examines the social relationships between early 20th-century anthropological collectors and Indigenous collaborators.
Omnia Podcast: The Rise of Women in Politics in 2018 (Audio)
In a new Omnia Podcast, Dawn Teele, Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professor of Political Science, discusses the unprecedented number of women running for office in this year's midterm elections.
Turning Up the Heat on Crime
John MacDonald, Professor of Criminology, says lessons about environmental stressors and crime can be extended to the relationship between heat and crime.
OMNIA Q&A: On the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act
Camille Zubrinsky Charles, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences; Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies, and Education; and Director of the Center for Africana Studies, talks about residential segregation and the promises and failures of the Fair Housing Act in light of the legislation’s 50th anniversary.
OMNIA Q&A: Pardon Power
Rogers Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, discusses presidential privilege.
Knowledge by the Slice: Follow the Carbon (Video)
Daniel Aldana Cohen, Assistant Professor of Sociology, presents a new perspective on climate change.
60-Second Lectures: Spring 2018 Roundup (Video)
Faculty present minute-long talks on topics like "The French Enlightenment and Benjamin Franklin's University."
Democracy, Done (Even) Better
Jeffrey Edward Green, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, has some ideas.
Over the River, Through the Woods, and Down 34th Street (Video)
Penn Arts and Sciences faculty bike varied terrain to get to campus.